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Dental therapists must renew their registration annually. BCCOHP registration year runs from April 1 each year until March 31 the following year.
The renewal period will open each February for the following year.
Annual renewal is now closed.
Have questions? Please contact us.
Dental therapists must renew their registration annually. BCCOHP’s registration year runs from April 1 each year until March 31 the following year.
The renewal period will open each February for the following year. The renewal process can be completed online by logging into your account, completing the forms and paying the annual fee.
Annual renewal is now open. You can renew your registration with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals and submit payment by logging in to your account.
Have questions? Please contact us.
If you have not renewed your registration by April 1 each year, your certification will expire and you must apply for reinstatement; you cannot practice until you reinstate.
Reinstatements completed within 60 days from the renewal deadline can be completed online by logging into your account, completing the online form, paying your annual fee as well as the reinstatement fee. The annual renewal and other relevant fees can be found on the annual renewal page.
To reinstate after your registration has expired for more than 60 days requires completion of a separate reinstatement application process and an increased reinstatement fee. You must meet the Quality Assurance requirements for continuing education and continuous practice.
Dental therapists must ensure the following is current:
Reminder: Dental therapists must keep their contact information up to date with BCCOHP by logging in to your account.
Dental therapist login and payment
On the login page, click “Forgot password? Click here.” Fill out the form to receive an email with a temporary password. If you do not receive the email, please check your junk or spam mailbox.
It may take 15 minutes for a temporary password to be delivered to you via email. Please refrain from submitting additional temporary password requests. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please use the contact us page or call 672-202-0458 (toll-free: 1-866-329-7093) to get in touch.
Clear your browser’s cache, and then try logging in again. Additionally, we recommend using the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Still not working? Please call BCCOHP at 672-202-0458 (toll-free: 1-866-329-7093).
Mastercard and Visa credit cards are accepted, but Mastercard/Visa debit cards are not. Interac for TD Bank, First Nations Bank of Canada and most BC Credit Unions are accepted.
If you receive an error message while paying, please contact your bank to ensure there are no issues on their end before making another attempt with payment using the same credit card. If the issue is not banking-related, try another payment method or please use the contact us page to get in touch.
Payment by cheque, money order or bank draft is acceptable. Please mail your cheque, money order or bank draft with the exact amount by March 31 to:
BCCOHP
110-1765 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6
Note: You must complete and submit an online renewal before providing payment.
BCCOHP does not accept payments by telephone, in cash, or those delivered in person.
Accepted payment methods include cheque (by mail), Mastercard and Visa credit cards, and Interac for TD Bank, First Nations Bank of Canada and most BC Credit Unions. Mastercard/Visa debit cards are not accepted.
Additionally, BCCOHP does not accept payments by telephone, in cash, or those delivered in person.
There is a five-year mandatory re-check for criminal records. Every year, you are charged a fifth of the criminal record check fee. On the fifth year when your re-check is due, your criminal record check will be automatically resent to the government. For more information on criminal record checks, please visit our website here.
Criminal record check
Criminal record checks cost $28. BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee ($5.60) each year at annual renewal.
This is the amount charged by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, not BCCOHP, to complete a criminal record check. For more information on criminal record checks, please visit our website here.
For new applicants, a fee of $28 will need to be paid for your criminal record check. Existing registrants will pay $5.60 per year during annual renewal. BCCOHP collects the money and submits payment to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General on an applicants’ behalf.
For more information on criminal record checks, please visit our website here.
Although BCCOHP will be sending your criminal record check to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General on your behalf, you will still be responsible to providing requested correspondence to the ministry, such as fingerprint requests and adjudication. For more information on criminal record checks, please visit our website here.
Dental therapist renewal
If you are resigning your dental therapist registration, please select “resigned from register” from the options on your renewal form.
If you are planning to resign and will not practise before the new fiscal year starts on April 1, you may apply to resign by sending an email to registration@oralhealthbc.ca stating that you wish to resign before April 1. Your status will be updated to “resigned from register.”
If your registration expired, and you wish to reinstate your registration, please get in touch using our contact form.
You cannot practice until you reinstate your registration.
BCCOHP’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. This means if your registration was made effective prior April 1, you must renew by March 31 to continue holding registration.
Dental therapist quality assurance
To renew, reinstate or transfer to practising registration, you must meet BCCOHP’s Quality Assurance requirements including:
The minimum continuous practice requirement is 900 hours per 3-year QAP cycle. If you do not meet this requirement, please get in touch using our contact form for further information.
The minimum continuing education requirement for dental therapists is 75 credits per 3-year QAP cycle. Log in to the BCCOHP website to view your CE transcript.
Note: If your CE requirement is incomplete and your cycle has expired, contact us via our contact form for next steps.
If the CE credits you submitted are not selected for audit, your submission status will remain as “submitted” at the end of the submission day, and the credits will be added to your total CE credits for that 3-year QAP cycle.
Information about the CE submission and audit process is available online. For the information about CE statuses, please review our CE transcript terminology.